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really good candidates to choose from. >> reporter: get ready for the summer's political blockbuster, the vetting and picking of a
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runningmate. a preview into donald trump and hillary clinton's presidential calculations and approach to power. for clinton, capability is key. >> so i am going to be looking first and foremost as to who i believe could fulfill the responsibilities of being president and commander-in-chief. >> trump wants washington experience. >> then i would want somebody that could help me with government. most likely that would be a political person. >> reporter: clinton and trump need help beyond the obvious. for clinton, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren could electrify progressives. something plainly visible when the two campaigned earlier this week. >> i do just love to see how she gets under donald trump's thin skin. >> trump long had his eye on former speaker of the house newt gingrich. experienced legislator that could shore up the republican base. gingrich being vetted has been a close adviser to trump. >> i think we would be hard pressed not to say yes. >> would you look to do it? >> i don't know. it's certainly a great
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challenge. >> reporter: both camps tearing through the backgrounds of potential running mates. >> douglas graham vetted executive branch nominees for the obama administration and has worked on vice presidential vetting. >> reporter: how deep does this go into a potential nominee's life? >> as deep as you can go. time is pretty much the only limitation there. >> what stage do you think they need to be in this close to the two conventions? >> i can -- be pretty confident there are a lot of folks burning the midnight oil tonight working towards that convention. >> reporter: virginia senator tim cane on barack obama's short list in 2008 leads clinton's runningmate derby. for trump, tom cotton gaining notice. cotton's on session to the iran nuclear deal in fur yalted the white house andener jietzed conservatives. >> thank you. five weeks before the olympics begin, brazil's ability to catch cheating athletes is in jeopardy.
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rio's anti-doping lab has been suspended. ben tracy got a look inside the troubled facility. >> reporter: when we visited rio's $66 million doping control lab two weeks age what do these machines do? its director, francisco radler was eager to show off the front line against cheating in the olympics. how many samples will you go through in the three weeks? >> probably over 6,000 samples in three weeks. more than we do in a year in our normal routine. >> reporter: now all of the athletes blood and urine samples may need to be flown to the u.s. or europe for testing during the games. >> if it truly is not reopened it is a disaster. >> reporter: don catli ran doping control labs at salt lake city and atlanta olympics. i assume a lab like this about to process samples for the olympics would be at the top of its game. how surprising is this? >> to me it is very, very surprising. you don't walk in and close a
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lab at the last minute. >> reporter: why the rio lab was shut down is still not clear. but it comes as wada, the top dope regulator in the world accused russia of running an elaborate doping program including infiltrating the doping control lab at sochi olympics. russia's track team barred from competing. in a statement rio's lab said it expects operations will resume as there mall in july after a technical visit from wada. even if this lab is back up and running does it call into question their results when the games begin? >> unfortunately it does. >> reporter: now, rio's lab was shut down ahead of the 2014 world cup in brazil in the samples from the athletes had to be flown to switzerland. during the olympics, test results have to be turned around in hours. if those have to be flown out of the country, josh. that went be possible. >> no it will not.
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ben tracy. thank you for that. still to scum here, two brothers fighting heroin addiction. one finds treatment. the other hits a dead-end. (sounds of birds whistling) ♪ music ♪ introducing new k-y touch gel crème. for massage and intimacy. every touch, gently intensified. a little touch is all it takes. k-y touch. squuuuack, let's feed him let's feto the sharks!sharks!
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heroin use in the united states has nearly tripled since 2003, according to a new u.n. report. we have been following one man's struggle to break free from heroin's deadly grip and tonight. correspondent demarco morgan and producer jonathan blakely continue our series "in the shadow of death:jason's journey." >> over the past three days what is in your system? >> what have i done. heroin, klonopin, xanax, cocaine, crack. >> reporter: we met jason the day before he entered rethan. he was on a drug binge. it lasted all day and into the night. we watched as he shot up multiple times, nodded in and out. and snorted pills. >> what's up? ready to do this? >> reporter: later that night.
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meek mike dugan picked him up to take him to rehab. a recovering addict for seven years. >> you will die if you don't get it this time. >> reporter: jason walked through the doors of recovery centers of america, or rca with multiple drugs in his system. he was visibly uncomfortable after he turned over the pills stashed in his backpack but said he was determined to get clean. >> if i want a family, i will have to realize i cannot use heroin. no functioning heroin addict, you know what i mean? i am going to have to want a family, a job and life more than i want to use heroin. >> reporter: during four weeks at rca, jason was slowly weaned off opioids, replaced by physical activities and various forms of therapy. >> i am never going to overdose. my brother won't overdose. >> reporter: the problem at rca usually costs $25,000, his friend, partnered with the arlington massachusetts police department to get him into rca on scholarship.
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but for many people finding help isn't easy. >> i am trying to get into a detox. >> people like jason's brother, andrew, who is also a heroin addict. >> calling to see if there is any male detox beds available. >> reporter: while jason was in rehab, we found andrew dialing to get into any place. >> leave your name, number. >> reporter: anywhere for detox. >> they never peck up. >> reporter: with no luck. between calls, he continued to shoot up. in massachusetts, it takes an average of 19 days before an addict can start a rehab program. sometimes it can take up to ten weeks. so as the heroin epidemic intensifies across the country. >> put your hand on the steering wheel, do it now? >> police are dealing with more and more heroin users on the street. >> what have you got? >> needles. >> even for nose who choose detox which lasts about a week, further treatment is always needed. and that's another wait. another 50,000 people go to
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detox each year in massachusetts. ut there are only 3,000 public bed for next step treatments. >> even if you want it. and you will do anything possible to transition to the next step in your program, there is no guarantee that is going to be a sptot available for you. >> some go through detox. >> they're sent home. >> that's what happened to jason's brother andrew. he found a bed for a week of detox but could not follow a facility. back on the street thee was back on heroin. >> he is running around boston getting high again. >> reporter: jason was distraught when he heard the news. >> can you stop the camera for a second? >> reporter: the u.s. government approved $94 million in extra funding for addiction treatment across 45 states. in our next segment, we will update you on jason progress out of rehab. >> marco the story gets no easier to watch. vital reporting you and jonathan have done. thank you for it. >> thank you. >> we posted more about jason's
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journey and places to find help for addiction on our website at cbsnews.com. and we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,
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finally tonight, a star is born with a monumental performance. omar villafranca has the story. >> listen. >> reporter: it was during a family vacation, a trip to the must-see lincoln memorial when star swain's family decided she should live in the moment. ♪ 'o say can you see ♪ by the dawn's early light
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>> reporter: a friend recorded it on his phone. ♪ what so proudly we hailed for ♪ >> i was so nervous and so scared. >> reporter: everybody was looking at you. ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof >> reporter: her voice echoing perfectly through the memorial. ♪ the night that our flag was still there ♪ >> reporter: the video has gone viral. 30 million views and counting. ♪ banner yet wave >> i can't really take any of the credit. it's a gift. >> reporter: what kind of response have you gotten since the video has been posted. >> it's been a lot of veterans. >> one a mother of a soldier in
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afghanistan. that young lady brought me to tears. i just wanted you to tell her, thank you. >> reporter: swain sings every week at her tallahassee florida church. but she is willing to go back to d.c. for an encore. >> reporter: pie in the sky, your wildest dreams come true, where is your next performance of this? >> at the white house. wildest dream. ha-ha. ♪ and the home of the brave [ applause ] omar villafranca, cbs news, tallahassee, florida. >> oh, my god. >> that's the "cbs overnight news" for this thursday. for some the news continues. for others meanwhile check back a bit later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm josh elliott.
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♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." welcome to the "overnight news." the funerals have begun in turkey for victims of the terror attack on the istanbul airport. this young man one of 41 killed when a pair of terrorists opened fire in the crowded airport and blew themselves up. in addition to the dead -- 200 others are wounded. all signs are pointing to the islamic state. holly williams is istanbul. >> reporter: an airport official told us three suicide bombers detonated themselves in different parts of the airport. you can see damage from one of the blasts behind me. the turkish prime minister says there are indications this was the work of isis, and u.s.
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officials have told us the evidence leans in that direction. but so far, there has been no claim of responsibility. this security camera video ppears to show bystanders sprinting for cover. just moments before an explosion tore through the airport. and these shaky images seem to capture one of the armed gunmen being shot. and then writhing on the ground before also blowing himself up. the sound of another explosion rocked those waiting outside the terminal building. the aftermath was a scene of horror. in one of the world's busiest airports. with lifeless bodies littering the ground, and emergency workers searching for survivors, amidst the destruction. many people who witnessed the attack looked to be in shock. like adam keely, a tourist from boston. >> the bombs went off. and people started running the other way. there was more shooting.
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we came out. and -- and, after that, i think there was another bomb. >> reporter: this is the latest in a spate of deadly suicide bombings in turkey over the last year. the turkish authorities have blamed isis for some of them. including two that targeted foreign tourists. but unlike similar attacks in europe, isis has never claimed responsibility. other bombings were carried out by kurdish separatists. members of an ethnic minority who are locked in a long-running conflict with the turkish state. relatives of the injured waited for news this morning. their loved ones were caught up in an active -- act of terror in a country that used to be an island of stability in the middle east but now is descending deeper into chaos and violence. this attack has saddened people in turkey, but given the deteriorating security situation, very few here will be shocked. >> the terror attack in turkey
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has security officials here in the u.s. on edge. especially with the start of the fourth of july holiday weekend upon us. transportation reporter kris van cleave reports on what you need to know if you are traveling over the fourth. >> reporter: airports take a layered approach to security. some of that is visibility. as you get closer to the check points you will see more and more layers of security. that said, this is all a public place. anyone can beep here. that's part of the vulnerability if you are traveling this holiday weekend don't be surprised to see a more visible police presence at airports. some of the busiest air travel hubs in the u.s. bolstered security after the istanbul attack. in new york city a visible increase in officers with tactical weapons at throw airports. in miami police will patrol curb side areas for vehicles. in lax, los angeles, security was already stiffened ahead of the weekend with canine units and officers on foot. over 3 million americans
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expected to fly over the holiday. the attack on istanbul's airport is again raising concerns about soft targets in public areas of airports. similar to the terror attack that hit the brussels airport in march which killed 16 people. >> john pistol is the president of andersen university and former head of the tsa under the obama administration. >> istanbul its a secure airport with layers of security. public side attacked recently as opposed to the sterile side where the planes are and so, it is a whole different paradigm that police, security, intelligence, and, aviation specialists are looking at. >> reporter: security at american air ports increases as travelers approach tsa check points. that could lead many travelers in public areas vulnerable to an attack. pistol says that is nearly impossible to stop. >> they can be perhaps seconds
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after somebody gets out of a car or taxi in this case walks into the public side of the term that starts the attack. it is very, very difficult to stop that in each and every instance. >> in a statement to cbs this morning, the department of homeland security says it is monitoring the situation in turkey and directing appropriate actions as the facts warrant. the terror attack in turkey has cast a shadow over an economic summit meeting in ottawa. president obama met with the leaders of mexico and canada, the so-called three amigo summit. they reached an agreement on climate change. clean energy and environmental conservation. but the murderous rampage in istanbul was on everyone's minds. >> the prayers of the american people are with the people of turkey. the people of istanbul. and all those who were affected by this terrible crime. we have offered all assistance that we have available to our ally, turkey. and we stand prepared to assist them during this difficult time.
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we are still learning all the facts. but we know this is part of our broader shared fight against terrorist networks. and we will continue to work closely with turkey to root them out. meanwhile, we are going to do what is necessary to protect our people. i'm confident we can and we will, defeat those who offer death and destruction. we will always remember, even as there are those who are trying to divide us that we are stronger when weep co come toge and work toward a better world togethe together. >> reporter: this has at signature of an isis attack but they're waiting on further intelligence. just a day before the istanbul bombing, u.s. intelligence indicated an attack on foreign tourists particularly americans was imminent. that led the state department to reissue a public warning and ordered families of american
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officials to stay out of certain parts of the country. so far this morning it does not look like american citizens are among the casualties. for president obama, though, this is the third time in the past year that a major summit is overshadowed by terrorism. here in ottawa, mexico, canada, and president obama representing the u.s. were all supposed to sit down and tackle tough climate change issues including a pledge to switch to renewable clean energy and tackle immigration issues. and all of the talk of the 2016 campaign and building walls, cutting off some of the passage with mexico has been very controversial. but right now security as you say is at the top of the agenda as well. this attack in turkey could be a game changer. turkey is a u.s. ally within nato. that means they can compel the u.s. and europe to take action. this sets the stage for some intense talks next week when
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shock waves frumg the terror attack in turkey are being felt on the u.s. presidential campaign trail. campaigning in ohio, donald trump repeated his recall for waterboarding suspected terrorists saying the u.s. has to fight fire with fire. >> they say what do you think about water boarding? i said i like it a lot. i deon't think it is tough enough. we have people chopping off heads and drowning, 30, 40, 50 people at a time in steel cages, right. nobody has ever seen this before. this is like from, from the middle ages. we have to stop it. we have to be so strong we have to fight so viciously and violently because we are dealing with violent people. vicious people. >> trump was also critical of the various trade agreements the u.s. entered into.
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major garrett has the story. >> reporter: on the heels of britains exit from the european union, elites were stunned by the votes of those anxious about global economics. donald trump admitted he used to bankroll free trade politicians. now trump calls himself a populist economic warrior as he tries to run to hillary clinton's left on trade. >> i want you to imagine how much better our future can be if we declare independence from the elites. 9 reporter: donald trump hit swing states of pennsylvania and ohio. i was on the right side of that issue as you know. >> reporter: hoping to capitalize on britain's vote to leave the european union. >> our friend in britain voted to take back control of their economy, politics and borders. trump blamed the decade long loss of manufacturing jobs on the north american free trade agreement, or nafta, supported by republicans and bill clinton. >> the havoc that it wreaked after he left office was
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unbelievable. president clinton's passage of nafta, trump argued accelerated job losses. and he said the pending asia oriented transpacific partnership would do the same. >> the transpacific partnership is another disaster. done and pushed by special interests. who want to rape our country, just a continuing rape of our country. >> trump vowed to withdraw the u.s. from the tpp, renegotiate nafta and slap tariffs on countries that violate current trade deals. >> hillary clinton, not so long ago, said this is the gold standard of trade pacts. >> hillary clinton countered that trump's hostility to trade is itself manufactured. his promises economically hollow. >> don't look for easy answers and misleading promises that cannot deliver what you are hoping for. >> reporter: a new national poll, to know we can never have too many, shows clinton and
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trump effectively tied with clinton at 42%. trump at 40%. both viewed negatively by 57%. and majorities say both would be bad presidents. >> the european union emergency meeting on the brexit ended with no final decision on what to do about great britain's decision to leave. prime minister david cameron wasn't invited today two. and the eu ministers pressed him to get going with the political divorce. charlie d'agata is outside the houses of parliament in london where the brexit debate has not died down. >> reporter: prime minister david cameron staked his career on staying in the e.u. not only sent backing from brussels now he is facing the music here in parliament. while the eu discusses the future without the uk. europe's heavy hitters came to play ball in brusselss this morning. but for the first time in more than 40 years, britain's on the other team. even the president of tiny eu member lithuania made that
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clear. >> today is about us, what we are going to do about our unity. >> reporter: before he was sent home, prime minister david cameron did what he could to salvage what is left of a messy breakup. >> while britain is leaving the european union, it will not, should not, in my view it won't turn its back on europe. >> german chancellor angela merkel said if britain is going the sooner the better. if the shouldn't be allowed to cherry pick the parts of the eu membership it liked. dutch prime minister mark rute offered more backhand support. >> saying, yes, the uk had collapsed politically, monetarily, constitutionally, and economically, but for those reasons it should be out of the question to demand britain act right away. alone and isolated, the uk is under threat of an internal breakup too. scottish first minister nicholas sturgeon is in brussels on a mission to keep scotland in europe.
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scots voted to remain in the e of the. something scottish eu parliament member reiterated in a rousing speech. >> scotland did not let you down. please, i beg you, do not let scotland down now. [ applause ] >> reporter: the sticking points to britain's exit now are a lot like they were before the vote. access to the free market, and e.u. reforms on the freedom of movement. >> the political whirlwind over the 2012 terror attack in benghazi is not over. hillary clinton says it is time to move on after an investigation found she was not at fault for the attack that left four americans dead. the benghazi panel will meet again next week to formally adopt the report. and republicans say they still have some people they want to interview. nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: republican whose led the benghazi committee issued two reports. the main report which doesn't really break new ground when it comes to secretary clinton, and
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the second led by a congressman who called her actions morally reprehensible. >> i think it is pretty clear, it is time to move on. >> clinton, the state department and the white house all had the same take on the benghazi committee tuesday. it had to today, reported it found nothing. >> the commit found something we knew. >> we don't see anything new there. >> reporter: the committee's seven republicans insisted they found plenty new. >> god knows nobody ever reported who actually evacuated our folks. >> reporter: the 800-page report revealed in the absence of any military aid in benghazi, embattled americans were rescued that night by a group of libyans who ironically had close ties to the former gadhafi regime, the regime, the u.s. helped remove from power. >> think about that for a second. the world's most powerful military did not meet a single solitary self imposed time line. >> reporter: the clinton
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campaign argued the committee came down hard on the military. and the committee chair, former prosecutor took pains to today to appear impartial. >> you are the expert, what do you think? do you think she lied? >> that is a word you couldn't usen a courtroom. >> reporter: two committee republicans were critical suggesting clinton kept the benghazi consulate open despite deteriorating security because she pushed for the u.s. to intervene in libya in the first place. libya was supposed to be the crowning jewel of the clinton state department foreign policy and the obama administration foreign policy. this was their example of how it works. >> reporter: the sister of ambassador chris stevens who lost his life says she does not blame hillary clinton or anyone else in the administration for her brother's death. in a rare interview, with the new yorker, dr. ann stevenss says the administration was trying to spread security at u.s. embassies around the world.
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>> there are gun lovers then there are marines. that may lack liook like a rifl you. to a marine infantryman, it is the difference between success and failure, life and death. >> that weapon is basically, that is your tool to keep yourself and friend alive. and do the job at hand. >> marines refer to their rifle as she, like a girlfriend. >> when you push forward and-up are actually in iraq and afghanistan or wherever the marine corps might send you the weapon never leaves your side. >> reporter: he is holding an m-4, newest rifle issued to marines. his battle buddy, corporal shamar methany carrying the m 16. >> 26 inch barrel. his is 14 and a half. >> reporter: the m-4 has a shorter range but 2 pound lighter. >> 2 pound is a lot when you are counting everything you are trying to put on, an infantry marine. >> reporter: a shorter barrel
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may not mean much out here on the firing range. but could mean everything in urban combat. >> if you are coming around a corner into the hallway. inches can mean a big difference when it's showing that you are coming or not. >> reporter: all the rifles are becoming smaller and lighter. colonel roger turner the man in charge of developing new weapons for the marines says the addition of a telescopic sight is the biggest change. most people when they think telescopic sight they think of a sniper rifle. >> right. >> reporter: every rifle has it. >> every rifle, yes. >> so what would be considered a, a -- sniper-like effect can beachieved by this, by every single marine. >> reporter: the real snipers are creeping through the woods carrying a very different kind of weapon designed to pick off the enemy at long-range. like the camouflage suit sergeant jacob ru if z is wearing. his rifle is custom taylored. >> don't imagine there is anybody that has a closer
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relationship with his weapon than a sniper. >> snipers fire far more round with a lot more responsibility and understanding of what that round is doing than any other form of infantry i would say. as with the infantry rifles, marines are swifi iswitching to smaller lighter sniper rifle. >> this one is on the way out. >> essentially. >> you going to miss it? >> yeah, yeah, all i have known since i cam to the to this. >> the sergeant can console himself with the fact that uh new rifle is lighter. >> pound equal pain. so, the less ounces you got, the less pane you are going to have. >> reporter: each rifle in a marine fire team has a different purpose. the snipers are usually first to fire, trying to pick off high-value targets liken me machine guns. giving the rest of the fire team a chance to move across open ground. first to come up is machine gunner ryan moore to lay done a base of fire.
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the first guy forward. >> absolutely. >> that can be risky. >> when i was in afghanistan, it seemed the machine gunner had a target painted on the flak jacket for the enemy to shoot at. >> reporter: that drum contains 200 round which he fires in two to three second bursts. any longer and the guns recoil will make his shots go wild. >> in my opinion for the most part, machine guns will actually change or paint the actual outcome of the battle space. i'm going to instill confidence in my squad and ability to move forward. then put that fear in the enemy where they dent want to fight. >> reporter: these marines could spend all day telling you intricacies and idiosyncracies of their weapons. here is the one thing you nd to know about the marine and his rifle. >> a personal thing. something you take ownership of. if there is something wrong with it, something you didn't do properly, not the weapon itself. you mfix it.
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make it better. get back in the fight. >> reporter: the weapon is only >> reporter: the weapon is only as good as the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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tomorrow is getaway day for the fourth of july holiday weekend. millions will be traveling abroad. but a lot of people like to keep their vacations small. don dahler has a story of a company kate rg to thcatering t. >> come on in, founders of get away, used tiny houses like the one i am in now. they wanted people to get outdoors more. they also didn't want their guests to do too much advance planning of activities. they keep the location secret until the last possible moment. >> we're good. >> yeah. >> ryan and meg are setting out on an adventure, five months in the making. in january, the couple booked a one night stay some where in the woods. just 24 hours before leaving, they found out where. it is a two-hour drive from
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ryan's apartment outside boston. but a world away from their normal lives. >> just really relaxing. just to be together and have nothing else really going on. kind of back to your roots. >> reporter: meg and ryan's get away courtesy of getaway. the startup aimed at millenials is part vacation, part social experiment. they built three tiny houses that are, well, tiny. and place them in undisclosed locations in the new england wilderness. >> it was like staying in a cabin you would anywhere of in new hampshire, maine, but just on a much smaller scale. >> reporter: each house is made of wood, powered by solar energy and fully furnished with lofted beds. hanging chair, kitchen supplies, stove, towels, bedding, simple shower and toilet, and board games to play. all the creature comforts of home. jammed into 160 square feet.
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did it feel cramped to you? >> no. >> no, not really. >> reporter: pretty comparable if you think studio space or size in any city, boston, new york. >> reporter: room service? not a chance. and out here, expect minimal cell service and no wi-fichlt. >> nice to not know what time it was. we ended up spending the night. made smores. ate dinner. >> reporter: you were able to disconnect for a night? >> a week? >> it would get easier as days went on. guests are encouraged to lock away their smart phones and trade surfing social media for soaking in the surroundings. >> that's the overnight news for this thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news. and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city.
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captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, june 30th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." terror in turkey. the death toll rises in the istanbul airport attack, as we get a look at the suicide bombers that terrorized hundreds of travelers. tarmac talks? this morning a new controversy is brewing for the clinton. the former president boards the plane of the attorney general who is conducting the federal investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail server. so what did they discuss? loretta lynch explains. a selfie sendoff. the president and the prime minister snap one for the road

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